About the RoleHot Job - Immediate Opening!
Senior Acquisition Program Management Specialist
Culmen is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Acquisition Program Management Specialist to join our team supporting USSOCOM at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. This is more than a program management role. It is an opportunity to contribute directly to the acquisition and delivery of critical capabilities that enable Special Operations Forces to succeed in complex and rapidly evolving environments.
As a trusted advisor within a Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) support environment, you will partner closely with Government Assistant Program Managers (APMs), helping to guide high-visibility acquisition programs from planning through execution. Your expertise will support major ACAT Level III programs and projects, ensuring acquisition milestones, program objectives, and command priorities are achieved with precision and accountability.
- Provide strategic acquisition and program management support to USSOCOM programs.
- Collaborate directly with Government APMs and senior leadership on complex acquisition initiatives.
- Develop and maintain program documentation, schedules, briefings, and milestone deliverables.
- Monitor program performance, identify risks, and recommend solutions to support mission success.
- Deliver expert insight and recommendations that support informed decision-making at the command level.
If you are a seasoned acquisition professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, communicates confidently with senior leaders, and understands the complexities of Department of Defense acquisition programs. If you're looking for an opportunity to leverage your acquisition expertise while supporting some of the nation's most critical defense missions, we want to hear from you.
Apply today and become part of a team committed to delivering excellence, innovation, and mission success for USSOCOM
What You’ll Do in Your New Role
- Develop program support documentation (e.g., Simple Acquisition Management Plans (SAMPs), Acquisition Program Baselines (APBs), Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs), etc.) in order to support the acquisition strategy/plan, acquiring appropriate approvals specified by the APMs, Program Executive Officer (PEO) and the Acquisition Executive.
- Assist Government personnel in facilitating procurement and acquisition planning sessions with user departments' representatives to ensure understanding of the procurement process and associated timeframes, and establishing respective roles and responsibilities.
- Advise Government personnel in the preparation of new requirements documentation. In addition, he/she shall assist Government personnel in preparing new equipment and system SOOs and SOWs to satisfy validated unit requirements.
- Track the status of procurement actions.
- Prepare and submit logistics data to the receiving supply support activity.
- Perform market research to identify potential vendors using open source research methods based upon Government-established requirements and reliance upon its knowledge of advancements in the communications industry, Other Government Agencies (OGAs), and academia to determine new applications to unit requirements.
- Maintain commercial off the shelf (COTS) equipment awareness and insights on technological advances in order to recommend methods to enhance future research and development or procurements, through modification and application of evolving technology.
- Provide alternatives and recommendations for the appropriate method of solicitation in accordance with applicable laws, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), SOF Acquisition Regulation 70-1 and organizational policies, provided as GFI.
- Prepare Justifications and Approvals (J&As) for Other Than Full and Open Competition documents, threshold dependent sole source justifications, and any other associated requisition documentation based on templates provided as GFI.
Required Qualifications
- Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
- Master’s degree in Engineering, Systems Management, Business Management, Computer Science, Information Management, or a related field (e.g., Science, Technology, Mathematics, etc.)
- Ten (10) years of general experience and six (6) years of relevant experience in a program office or USSOCOM Special Program.
- As a tradeoff, Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Systems Management, Business Management, Computer Science, Information Management, or a related field (e.g., Science, Technology, Mathematics, etc.), as well as twelve (12) years of general experience and eight (8) years of relevant experience in a DoD program office or SOCOM program.
- Five (5) years of experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition programs.
- Three (3) years of experience supporting Special Operations Forces (SOF) operations or acquisitions.
Desired Qualifications
- Equivalency of Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III training in Program Management or Contracting.
- Experience staffing documentation packages at the Major Command (MACOM) level. Familiarity with USSOCOM Directives 70-1 and 71-4, as well as all of the associated references listed within.
- Exceptional Medical/Dental/Vision coverage with 100% of the premiums paid by the company for all eligible employees and their eligible dependents (including same or opposite-sex domestic partners)
- 401k – Vested immediately and 4% match
- Life insurance and disability paid by the company
- AFLAC Available
- Opportunities for Training and Continuing Education
- 12 Paid Holidays
To learn more about Culmen International, please visit www.culmen.com.
The determination of compensation at Culmen International, LLC is based on various factors such as location, the individual's unique combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, clearance level, experience, internal equity, contract-specific affordability, and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $136,000 - $170,000 annually. This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Culmen's total compensation package for employees.
